Diagnostic criteria of analgesic nephropathy in patients with end-stage renal failure: Results of the Belgian study
Diagnostic criteria of analgesic nephropathy with well-defined sensitivity and specificity are not available. During a 2-year period all new patients (n = 273) starting renal replacement therapy in 13 Belgian dialysis units were investigated aiming to select diagnostic criteria of analgesic nephropathy with acceptable performance. Using several interview techniques, a history of analgesic abuse was found in 31% of the patients. Analgesic abusers presenting a clear non-analgesic-related renal diagnosis were excluded from analysis (n = 25). Comparing the remaining abusers (n = 60) and patients w... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1992 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | research-article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26512167 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/7/6/479 |